Ques. # | Question Statement | Mean | Std. Dev. |
1 | Omani people should always buy Omani (agricultural) products instead of imports. | 3.47 | 1.17 |
2 | Only those Agricultural products that are unavailable in Oman should be imported. | 3.67 | 1.24 |
3 | Buy Omani locally-produced products. Keep Oman working. | 4.12 | 0.89 |
4 | Omani products, first, last and foremost. | 3.37 | 1.18 |
5 | Purchasing foreign (agricultural) products is un-Omani. | 2.68 | 1.27 |
6 | It is not right to purchase foreign (agricultural) products, because it puts Omani out of jobs. | 3.17 | 1.24 |
7 | A real Omani should always buy Omani produced products. | 3.13 | 1.23 |
8 | We should purchase locally produced products instead of letting other countries get rich off us. | 3.68 | 1.06 |
9 | It is always best to purchase Omani products. | 3.76 | 1.04 |
10 | There should be very little trading or purchasing of Agricultural products from other countries unless out of necessary. | 3.38 | 1.16 |
11 | Oman is should not buy foreign products, because this hurts Omani business and causes unemployment. | 3.18 | 1.22 |
12 | Controls should be put on all (agricultural food) imports. | 4.00 | 1.0 |
13 | It may cost me in the long run but I prefer to support Omani products. | 3.50 | 1.14 |
14 | Foreigners should not be allowed to put their products on our markets. | 2.60 | 1.20 |
15 | Foreign products should be taxed heavily to reduce their entry into Oman. | 2.90 | 1.30 |
16 | We should buy from foreign countries only those products that we cannot obtain within our own country. | 3.60 | 1.20 |
17 | Omani consumers who purchase products produced in other countries are responsible for putting their fellow Omani out of work. | 2.7 | 1.28 |